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A Golden Girl Special: Breakfast Cheesecake
I will not pretend that I never have a recipe fail. They happen to everyone. And at first, this recipe fell into the fail category. Why? Because while trying to make a healthy cheesecake to enjoy as dessert… I completely forgot to add sugar! The resulting cheesecake checked most of the boxes for texture and…
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Barley Anything Better
In the winter everyone is craving the coziest meals possible, this Beef and Barley soup is like being wrapped in the warm sweater under a heated blanket! The tender meat falls apart while the umami flavor of the broth elevates the dish to downright luscious. Topped with crispy roasted cauliflower and potatoes, its the BEST…
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Shheeshh… itos made easy!
Shishito peppers seem to be available at every restaurant across the US right now. Just because they are a restaurant craze, doesn’t mean you can only enjoy them at a restaurant! This super simple recipe combines the peppers which can vary in heat level from hot to mild blistered to perfection with a squeeze of…
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Spaghetti with Butternut Squash and Sage
During quarantine I think many have been finding that the daily walks are a time to clear your head and maybe reset between work and relaxation. It was during one of these walks that I kept thinking about this butternut squash and what I was going to create with it. Although it is “spring” here…
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Sausage over creamy Polenta
This recipe came to be after a 20 mile bike ride where we found ourselves starving and looking for something that was easy but also a little bit of a reward (I mean we did just bike 20 miles!) so we came to this recipe! And have made it many times since!
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Shoreline Dumpling Crawl
Anniversary Edition We are celebrating 5 years of marriage this year, and in true our family style we decided the best way to celebrate was a self paced, self created dumpling crawl along the CT shoreline. Since it is 5 years of marriage we thought it only fitting we hit 5 places. We started in…
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I Second That!
Do you know the untapped potential of seconds? I realized in talking with someone recently that maybe farm seconds aren’t a well known fact, so let’s talk about it! First what are farm seconds? “Seconds” are fruit or vegetables that are sold at a deep discount for a variety of reasons. Such as misshapen, blemished,…
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Tomato, Tomato
A recipe? Meh, consider this more of a great suggestion! Oh tomato season, we have missed you! Although my garden tomatoes are having a lack luster year to say the least, I am fortunate enough to live in a town with many farms having wonderful seasons. I found myself with an overabundance of tomatoes and…
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The Definitive Ranking of New Haven Area Pizza
… in my personal opinion My family have been Connecticut residents my whole life, we are also Italian American, and Foodies all around. So those are my qualifications for my ranking! 1) Bobby’s Apizza What.. my top ranked spot isn’t on Wooster Street?! I KNOW. Although there are a few of the classics on this…
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Linguine the SOUUP
How to host a Watch and Eat of the movie Ratatouille My husbands favorite movie is Ratatouille, and it is something we watch at least once in the year. But for this years birthday I wanted to go above and beyond. So I planned a menu that corresponded to what they ate in the movie,…
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Everything Changes
Good, Bad, Otherwise Oh Hi! It has been a minute hasn’t it? The thing about this blog is that it can be a sense of joy, connection, and fulfillment, but at times also a burden to maintain. Especially when I get too in my head about it. Now let me warn you early on here.…
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Farm Dinner Dreams in Farmington
I have ALWAYS wanted to go to a farm dinner. This has been so high up on my culinary list for how long I cannot say. So when I was casually looking at activities in my area and saw that not only was there a farm dinner coming up, but it was also with our…
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What is Summer without Pasta Salad?
This salad is based off an orzo salad my Nonnie used to make, which I found her recipe for in an old cookbook. This version adds a few more summer flavors. This salad is great to make once and eat for lunches for the week. Also a great picnic pack! This salad is also super…
The Home Taste
Home is just a meal away
The Home Taste 